The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics was held on 23 and 24 June in Kings Park Stadium.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Boniface Mucheru Tumuti Kenya
|
Amadou Ndiaye Senegal
|
Haron Koech Kenya
|
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Amadou Ndiaye | Senegal |
49.74 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Boniface Mucheru Tumuti | Kenya |
49.78 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | LJ van Zyl |  South Africa |
49.94 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Cornel Fredericks | South Africa |
49.94 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Haron Koech | Kenya |
50.34 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Miles Ukaoma |  Nigeria |
50.79 | q |
| 7 | 3 | Jordin Andrade |  Cape Verde |
51.22 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Hardus Maritz |  Namibia |
51.24 | |
| 9 | 2 | Creve Machava |  Mozambique |
51.62 | |
| 10 | 3 | Kiprono Koskei | Kenya |
52.03 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Larona Obakwe Thabe |  Botswana |
53.94 | |
| 12 | 1 | Gatkuoth Chol |  South Sudan |
55.88 | |
| 13 | 3 | Roy Zakaria |  Zimbabwe |
55.97 | |
| 1 | Kurt Couto | Mozambique |
DQ | ||
| 1 | Maoulida Darouèche |  Comoros |
DNS | ||
| 1 | Ziem Esau Somda |  Burkina Faso |
DNS | ||
| 3 | Abdelmalik Lahoulou |  Algeria |
DNS | ||
| 3 | Lindsay Hanekom | South Africa |
DNS |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | Boniface Mucheru Tumuti | Kenya |
49.21 | |
 |
4 | Amadou Ndiaye | Senegal |
49.41 | |
 |
2 | Haron Koech | Kenya |
49.41 | |
| 4 | 8 | LJ van Zyl | South Africa |
49.46 | |
| 5 | 5 | Jordin Andrade | Cape Verde |
49.62 | |
| 6 | 6 | Cornel Fredericks | South Africa |
49.82 | |
| 7 | 7 | Kiprono Koskei | Kenya |
51.77 | |
| 1 | Miles Ukaoma | Nigeria |
DQ |
References
| 400 metres hurdles at the African Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
| Men's | |
| Women's | |